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☆ The best places to eat in Andalusia — from a chef with three Michelin stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Evelyn Chen | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The restaurant, located in the heart of the Bahia de Cadiz Natural Park, is helmed by Chef Angel Leon. Jerez: Bar MatyAccording to Leon, Bar Maty is arguably the "best bar in the world" to eat fried fish washed down with beer or wine. The stall serves churros finos (thin churros) and churros gordos (fat churros), which can be eaten with coffee or chocolate in one of the nearby bars. La Taberna del Chef del MarLocated at the original site where Leon founded Aponiente, La Taberna del Chef del Mar is an informal tavern in El Puerto de Santa Maria with convivial service by Leon himself. La Taberna del Chef del Mar serves "easy-going food with marine soul," according to its website.

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☆ In Sherry Country, Wines of the Future That Look to the Past
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Eric Asimov | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the best of examples, it can look to the future as well. But in the last decade or so, a small group of winemakers have focused intently on the region’s past. In short: They are producing some of the most exciting wines in the world. But the industry has been declining since the 1980s as consumers in Britain, the biggest market for inexpensive sherry, began to lose interest in those mediocre sweet wines. Many producers went out of business and the land planted to vines dwindled from roughly 70,000 acres to around 15,000.

Persons: Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Sherry Organizations: Jerez de la Frontera Locations: Spain, Jerez de, Sanlúcar, El Puerto, Santa, Britain

☆ Nordstrom could use an activist, but Ryan Cohen might not be the right one
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Activist investor Ryan Cohen is building a stake in the department store chain as he looks to shake up its board, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Tritton had once worked at Nordstrom, and Cohen thinks this makes him "conflicted and unqualified" to serve, the Journal report said. JWN 1D mountain Nordstrom shares surged after a report says Ryan Cohen is building a stake in the department store chain. 'Begs for an activist' The department store business hasn't been an easy one as shoppers buy more goods online or look to avoid large malls. The analyst also recalled that El Puerto de Liverpool, a Mexico City-based department store operator, holds a 10% stake in Nordstrom.

☆ Nordstrom CFO Anne Bramman to Leave the Company
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Nordstrom Inc.’s finance chief is stepping down as the retailer confronts industrywide pressures including soft consumer spending and high inventory levels. The Seattle-based retailer said Monday evening that Anne Bramman will leave the company effective Dec. 2 after more than five years as CFO. Nordstrom’s senior vice president and chief accounting officer, Michael Maher, will serve as interim finance chief. Nordstrom is looking for ways to reduce its inventory levels, Mr. Nordstrom said during an earnings call in late August. Merchandise inventory levels increased 9.9% from a year ago, to around $2.4 billion, although they were lower than the previous quarter.

Workers with Luma Energy attempt to restore power on a flooded street in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 24. Since the hurricane, fuel and diesel have become essential to daily life in Puerto Rico, mainly to power the generators. People play pool in a bar on Sept. 20, in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. 'Puerto Rico is completely devastated'When asked what she would want to see from the federal response and from President Joe Biden, she said she wanted Biden to come to Puerto Rico and see the extent of the damage. A house that was washed away by Hurricane Fiona at Villa Esperanza in Salinas, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 21.

☆ Nordstrom Adopts Poison Pill After Mexican Retailer Buys Stake
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The largest shareholder of Nordstrom is the Nordstrom family, which owns about 30% of the Seattle company. Nordstrom adopted a so-called poison pill to prevent outsiders from boosting their stake in the business after a Mexican company acquired a 9.9% stake in the upscale U.S. retailer. A roughly $300 million investment made El Puerto de Liverpool SAB—which operates high-end department stores in Mexico—the second largest shareholder after the founding Nordstrom family, which owns about 30% of the Seattle company.

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